The Valkyrie: A glorious, lyrical Norse mythology retelling ...

Kate Heartfield

• 30 maart 2023
• 9780008567743

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*Winner of the Aurora Award for Best Novel*

From SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Kate Heartfield comes a glorious, lyrical retelling of one of Norse mythology’s greatest epics

'With a brilliant heroine at the helm, this richly detailed, character-driven story renders epic mythological battles on a human scale' Publishers Weekly

Brynhild is a Valkyrie: shieldmaiden of the Allfather, chooser of the slain. But now she too has fallen, flightless in her exile.

Gudrun is a princess of Burgundy, a daughter of the Rhine, a prize for an invading king – a king whose brother Attila has other plans, and a dragon to call upon.

And in the songs to be sung, there is another hero: Sigurd, a warrior with a sword sharper than the new moon.

As the legends tell, these names are destined to be lovers, fated as enemies. But here on Midgard, legends can be lies…

For not all heroes are heroic, nor all monsters monstrous. And a shieldmaiden may yet find that love is the greatest weapon of all.

The Valkyrie is a historical fantasy fiction by Sunday Times bestselling author, Kate Heartfield. This latest mediaeval romance is a fresh take on fairy tales, where heroes and monsters are not always what they seem.

For fans of Rebecca Yarros (The Things We Leave Unfinished), Susan Stokes-Chapman (Pandora), Jennifer Saint (Hera), Jaleigh Johnson (Assassin's Creed), and Anna Mazzola (The Book of Secrets).

HarperCollins 2023